Improved breech-loading- fire-arm



J'. T. STOAKES.

Breach Loading Fire Arm.

Patented July 6*, 1869.

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JOHN T. srOAKEs, or cnAMPLAiN'. NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 92,393, dated J'uly (i, 1869;A antedatcd June 29, 1869.

IMPROVED, BREECH-LOADING- FIRE-ARM.

The Schedule referredto in these Letters Patent and making part: ,of the same.

To all whom it may concern.:

Beit known that I, JOHN T. S'roAKEs, of Champlain, in the county of Clinton, and State of New York, have inventeda new and useful 'Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact dcscription thereof, which wiil enable others skilled in *the art to make and use the same, lreferente being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

This invention relates tothe class of fire-arms known as breech-loaders, and the improvements which I claim to have made have particular reference to the manner in which the breech-piece is operated, in connection with the parts connected therewith and Ilhe invention consists in the construction and arrangement of the parts, whereby the cartridge-case is' withdrawn and the piece cocked by dropping the breech-piece, and whereby the piece is discharged by pressing on a knob, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

Figure 1 represents a vertical section of the piece, through the line a: a: Ofiig. 2, giving a side view of the parts', and the 1nanner of their arrangement. A

Figure 2 is a sectional top or plan view, through the line y y of tig. l.

Figure 3 is a cross-section, through the line a z of ig. l.

Similar letters of reference Iindicate corresponding parts.

A represents the barrel, and

. B, the stock ofthe gun. C is the breech-piece.

D is the guard.

E is the. hammer.

F is the main-spring.

The breech-piece is held in place by the catch a, to which the trigger l) is attached.

The catch is held up to the breech-piece by the spring c.

By pulling upon this trigger, the breech-piece is liberated, and drops or is thrown down by the mainspring F.

It will be seen, that as the breech-piece is locked by the catch a., the stud-pin (l bears upon the mainspring with sutiicicnt force t0 throw the breech-piece down when the catch is withdrawn.

The hammer is hingedto the breech-piece at the point e, and it is connected to the. main-spring by the piecef,'as seen in the drawing.

Upon the side of the gun there is another catch, on a bar, J, which is a safety-catch, as the piece cannot be discharged'until this catch .is thrown out ol' arecess inthe side of the hammer, by pressing upon the other end, at J.

"his catch-bar J also holds the hammer at a half` cock, as in the ordinary gun-lock.

This catch-bar J is pressed upon constantly by a small spring, la.

L'is a piece which is pivoted to the'hreech-piece at m.

N is a knob or trigger on this piece,

O is a pin attached lto its under side, the lower point of which is in contact with the spring g, which is attached to the hammer.

When the piece is discharged, the catch-bar J is pressed hy a linger of the left hand, at J', and the knob N is pressed by the thumb of' the right hand.

By pressing the knob N, the point-of O will crowd the catch h from the pin i', and thus the hammer will be released. l

Attached to the hammer, and moving ina recess on the side of the breech-piece, there is a wing, p, which, as the breech-piece drops, strikes the pin c, vwhich is attached to the stock, which action throws the hammerback to a cock, or so that the spring g catches over the piu fi again.

The other catch J adjusts itself to the hammer when the breech-piece is closed.

Although the piece is cocked, it cannot, as before stated, be discharged uuiess the catch J is disengaged from the hammer.

S is the retraetor, which turns ou the pivot t.

u is a ringer, on S, and the retractor is operated by the pin r, which is attached to the breech-piece.

As the breech-piece descends, the pin 'v strikes the wing '11, aml thereby partly revolves the retractor S, drawing out the case 0i' thc exploded cartridge, by the point or hook x.

When the breech-picce is closcdfthis point x is carried toits place beyond the rim of the cartridge, and is ready for the next operation.

To provide t'cr the recoil of the piece when it is discharged, the brcech-piccc bears against the shoulder y. A

The point or needle of the. hammer travels on the circle O', and strikes the base of the cartridge, and explodes it in the usual manner.

The end of the gun-barrel enters a groove in the breech-piece, as seen at f', iig. 2, thus forming a tongue-aml-groove joint as the breech -piece is closed,

to prevent the escape ot' gas.

Having thus described my invention, v What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is* l 1. The spring g, with the hook h, attached to the hammer, with the pin yi, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. rl-he safety-catch J, substantially as and, for the purposes shown and specified.

other, of the forked wing y, upon the hammer E, the pin o in the stock, the pin fu' in the brcech-piece-C, and the eccentric retractor S, for the purpose of fully cooking the hammer and retractin g the cartridge-shell, t

XVitnesses:

WM. F. MCNAMARA, ALEX. F. ROBERTS.

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